Srinagar: The weatherman on Sunday said that there would be moderate to heavy snowfall for next 36 hours in Kashmir Valley.
“System is now concentrating as a result 36-hour moderate to heavy spell of rain and snow is expected,” said weather office official here.
In run up to the weather forecast, Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, recorded a low of minus 0.3 degree Celsius against minus 2.0 Degrees Celsius on previous night. In last 24-hours till 8:30 hours, Srinagar had 4 centimeters of fresh snow, official said.
Qazginund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 0.4 degrees Celsius against 3.4 degree Celsius on previous night while Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.0 degree Celsius against minus 4.5 degrees Celsius previous night. Both these places had negligible snowfall in last 24 hours.
Pahalgam, which also serves as base camp to Amarnath cave shrine, recorded a low of minus 3.0 Degrees Celsius against previous night’s 4.4 degrees Celsius and had snowfall of 4 cms.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir registered a low of minus 0.5 degree Celsius last night and had recorded 9-cm of fresh snow, the highest in Valley, the official said.
Gulmarg recorded 8 centimeters of fresh snowfall and the world famous skiing resort witnessed night temperature of minus 1.0 Degrees Celsius, the official added.
Kashmir is presently under the grip of ‘Chillai-Kalan’ which ends on January 31. The cold wave continues even after that in Kashmir as the 40-day period is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai-Khurd’ (small cold) and a 10-day long ‘Chillai-Bachha’ (baby cold).
